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10 August 2023Technos International Week 2023
The longstanding partnership between HWS and the Tanaka Memorial Foundation brought faculty and students to Tokyo.
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10 August 2023A New Generation of Civic Leaders
Samuel Barnard ’23 and Hugh Bator ’23 join a growing list of HWS alums in the City Year program.
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8 August 2023The Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse
Each month, Hobart and William Smith will release an educational newsletter about the Sun leading up to the total solar eclipse that will pass over campus in April 2024.
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8 August 2023Annual Prizes Recognize Exceptional Professors
Hobart and William Smith faculty recognize their own with prizes for service, teaching, and diversity and inclusion.
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8 August 2023Introducing the Department of Politics
The department will provide a fresh approach to American political studies.
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7 August 2023Announcing the Trias-Writer-in-Residence Rachel Yoder
Novelist Rachel Yoder will serve as the 2023-2024 Trias-Writer-in-Residence.
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4 August 2023Hot Summer for Woodworth’s Plays
Five plays by Professor of Theatre Chris Woodworth have earned recognition this summer.
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4 August 2023Mindfulness in Action
This summer, Jamachukwunma Atumonyogo ’26 explored the mental health benefits of meditation and mindfulness.
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3 August 2023Brown ’24 Goes “All In” for Campus Democracy
For her dedication to increase voter engagement and turnout, Samari Brown ’24 has been named to the All In Campus Democracy Challenge Honor Roll.
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2 August 2023Liszewski ’21 Launches Public Health Career
Building on a research foundation developed at HWS, Kayla Liszewski ’21 has completed award-winning research while earning a Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in epidemiology.
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2 August 2023Recent Grads, Students Join National Service Programs
Students and young alums are building community and opportunity.
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1 August 2023Byrd Named Distinguished Fellow at The Anglican Communion Colleges and Universities Conference
Chaplain organized event that included nearly 100 members from around the world.
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1 August 2023From Data to Care
Inspired by her Peace Corps service, LISA THORPE NICHOLS ’96 is driving public health research at the Yale School of Medicine that uses data to connect people with the care they need.
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1 August 2023Pocket Miracles
How ophthalmologist Dr. Alan Kozarsky '74 helped transform cataract care in Honduras.
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1 August 2023Dancing Through Summer Research
As the HWS Dance Department prepared to host two summer conferences, students worked alongside Professor of Dance Cynthia Williams to organize the sessions while researching somatic theory and practice.
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1 August 2023Signs and Signals
Where is the world headed in five years? USAID Senior Foresight Advisor STEVEN GALE ’69 is helping the federal government plan for the likeliest scenarios.
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1 August 2023Diplomatic Community
From China to Slovenia and now in Pakistan, DAVID LUNA ’14 is a welcoming face in the fast-paced world of diplomacy.
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1 August 2023Secure Intel
Cryptology expert and Navy veteran KATHRYN LAMARDO ’13 reflects on national security in the information age.
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1 August 2023Zhou Examines Taiwan and China Unification
The National Interest features an article by Associate Professor of Asian Studies Jinghao Zhou that discusses viewpoints regarding the U.S. deterrence strategy over Taiwan Strait conflicts.
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31 July 2023Two Alums at S&P Global Named "Rising Stars" in Finance
Amira Abdulkadir ’14 and Caroline Demeter ’15 were selected by the Women’s Bond Club as 2023 Rising Stars in finance.
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26 July 2023Faculty Honored with Endowed Professorships
Four professors recognized for outstanding work as teachers and scholars.
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26 July 2023HWS Abroad in Berlin, Germany
A HWS Abroad program explores the history and social relations of Berlin, and East Germany, before and after the fall of the Wall.
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24 July 2023Three Students Head to Cornell Law School
Through the Law Early Admissions Program, students receive degrees from Cornell Law School and Hobart and William Smith in six years.
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24 July 2023Yadav Publishes Two New Books
Professor of International Relations Vikash Yadav’s latest works explore international capitalism and India’s political outlook in the 21st century.
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20 July 2023Dietsche ’25 Studies Molecular Networks at MIT
After developing lab skills on campus, biochemistry major Brogan Dietsche ’25 is interning this summer at MIT, designing and synthesizing agents to strengthen industrial polymers.
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20 July 2023HWS Students Celebrated as Gilman Scholars
With support from the Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, students studied in Costa Rica, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Indonesia and South Korea.
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19 July 2023A Special Tradition for William Smith College
The Daisy Weeks Buchholz Class of 1912 Ring Award gives an exemplary William Smith student the class ring of an alumna of William Smith College.
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19 July 2023Tenure and Faculty Promotions Awarded
Eleven faculty members were elevated to full professor while six others have been approved for tenure-track positions. Five retiring professors have been honored with emeritus status.
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18 July 2023HWS Named Among Money’s 2023 Best Colleges
Citing educational quality and outcomes, Money ranks the Colleges among the nation’s best.
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18 July 2023DUNN’S NOVEL WINS WHIPPOORWILL BOOK AWARD
Vicious is My Middle Name has been recognized with the annual award honoring the most distinguished rural young adult and middle grade books.
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